DCOA Mixed Practice Test #458

Question 1

Rolling without slipping requires:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

v = ωR — Condition for pure rolling. Contact point instantaneously at rest.‌​‍

Answer

v = 0

Answer

v = ω/R

Answer

ω = 0

Question 2

State animal of Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indian Elephant — Indian Elephant.‌​‍

Answer

Tiger

Answer

Nilgiri Tahr

Answer

Lion

Question 3

Mampally copper plate of Sri Vallabhan Kota is significant because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First record that used Kollam Era — Mampally plates (c. 974 CE) are the earliest dated record using the Kollam Era.‌​‍

Answer

None

Answer

Mentions Salai

Answer

Gifted land to Joseph Rabban

Question 4

Who is the Chief Minister of Telangana as of 2024?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Revanth Reddy — A. Revanth Reddy (Cong, since Dec 2023).‌​‍

Answer

Owaisi

Answer

Bandi

Answer

KCR

Question 5

Champions Trophy 2025:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hybrid UAE-Pak — Pakistan hosted, India played in UAE.‌​‍

Answer

India

Answer

England

Answer

Cancelled

Question 6

BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative) comprises:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

7 — India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand — BIMSTEC founded 1997. ‌​‍Increasingly prominent as SAARC alternative (excludes Pakistan). India sees BIMSTEC as key to Neighbourhood/Act East policies.

Answer

20 countries

Answer

5 countries

Answer

10 countries

Question 7

What does Charles Horton Cooley's concept 'looking-glass self' mean?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

We develop self-image through others' perceptions — Cooley (1902): self emerges via 3 steps — we imagine how we appear to others, imagine their judgment, develop self-feeling.

Answer

Self-reflection in mirrors

Answer

Physical appearance

Answer

Narcissism

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of summative assessment?

Accepted Answer

B. To provide detailed feedback for improvement during learning — Summative assessment is used for grading, promotion decisions, and program evaluation (C, D). Providing detailed feedback for improvement (B) is a key purpose of formative assessment, not summative. Option A is a purpose of summative assessment, so it is incorrect.

Answer

A. To determine student promotion to the next grade

Answer

C. To assign grades for report cards

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D. To evaluate the effectiveness of a teaching program

Question 9

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (first in India) set up:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1986 — Biosphere reserves: in-situ conservation. ‌​‍India has 18. Gulf of Mannar, Sundarbans, Nanda Devi, etc.

Answer

1972

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2000

Answer

1947

Question 10

Kerala's local bodies — Panchayat tiers:

Accepted Answer

3 — 3 tiers: Grama, Block, District Panchayat.

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #458